Don’t politicise national security, Arewa youths warn Nigerians

By Luminous Jannamike

ABUJA — The Arewa Youth Assembly has urged Nigerians to defy attempts to politicise nationalist security, informing that abrupt changes successful the country’s information enactment could undermine the combat against terrorism, banditry and different forms of criminality.

The entreaty was made during a media briefing successful Abuja, wherever Aliyu Muhammad, the Publicity Secretary of the Assembly, addressed journalists and reaffirmed the group’s assurance successful the Service Chiefs.

Muhammad noted that caller criticisms of the Service Chiefs were misplaced, arguing that they bash not bespeak the realities of ongoing operations crossed the country.

“We impulse Nigerians to disregard narratives that misrepresent nationalist involvement and unity. Our information should not beryllium politicised successful immoderate way,” helium said.

The radical argued that immoderate abrupt shake-up successful the subject hierarchy would beryllium a ‘monumental mistake’ susceptible of destabilising ongoing counter-insurgency operations.

“A abrupt alteration successful the information architecture of this state would interrupt the stableness and continuity of the combat against terrorism, banditry and insurgency. It volition besides make an accidental for insurgents to onslaught portion caller work chiefs are inactive getting acclimatised,” Muhammad warned.

Highlighting the achievements of the Service Chiefs, the Assembly pointed to palmy counter-insurgency operations successful the North-East, clearance of bandit enclaves successful Zamfara, Kaduna and Niger States, and improved intelligence-sharing among information agencies.

Other gains cited see the elimination of Boko Haram and ISWAP commanders, disruption of lipid theft networks successful the Niger Delta, rescue of kidnapped victims, and enhanced civil-military relations done aesculapian outreach and assemblage projects successful conflict-affected areas.

“Despite Nigeria’s analyzable and multifaceted information challenges, the Service Chiefs person accomplished galore achievements successful their respective roles, collectively contributing to a stronger effect to insecurity,” Muhammad said.

The radical stressed that Nigerians should absorption connected sustaining these gains by ensuring capable backing and enactment for the equipped forces, alternatively than calling for their removal.

“Our corporate work indispensable beryllium to enactment and promote these gallant Security Chiefs who person continuously sacrificed for the bid and information we are enjoying,” helium said.

The Assembly called connected citizens to enactment patriotism supra authorities and to articulation hands with information agencies successful combating terrorists, bandits and different transgression elements threatening nationalist peace.

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